Desmond Bane vs. Red Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Owens and Desmond Bane that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2025-26
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Red Owens 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 6 Red Owens 2

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 4 Red Owens 1

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Red Owens 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.8 Red Owens 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.6 Red Owens 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.8 Red Owens 1.5

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 5,632 Red Owens 470

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,454 Red Owens 102 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 1,190 Red Owens 137

Total Steals Desmond Bane 313 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 119 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 316 Red Owens 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .472 Red Owens .313

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .409 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .883 Red Owens .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Red Owens 7.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.1 (2025) Red Owens 3.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Red Owens 2.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.7 (2026) Red Owens - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 16.9 Red Owens 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.6 Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.5 Red Owens 2.4

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 455 Red Owens 80

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 125 Red Owens 0 *

Total Assists Desmond Bane 68 Red Owens 19

Total Steals Desmond Bane 21 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 13 Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 27 Red Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .437 Red Owens .292

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .396 Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .899 Red Owens .683

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Red Owens 10.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.8 (2025) Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 (2025) Red Owens 2.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Red Owens - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.